Capt. Michael Fielder, Victory Base Complex veterinarian, 248th Medical Detachment, draws blood from Micki, a 4-year-old military working dog. Micki's partner, Sgt. John Stevenson, 6th Military Police Detachmen More
The bulk fuel farm at Victory Base Complex, Iraq, one year ago when the 192nd Quarter Master Company, arrived. The fuel berms were collapsing, the six fuel pumps were a jumbled mess, and the amount of trash in More
First Lt. Michelle Garcia, a native of Omaha, Neb., who serves as the forward area support coordinating officer for 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry regiment, "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National More
Staff Sgt. Kim Johnson, light wheeled mechanic, 345th Medical Detachment, collects one of many bug traps set up throughout Victory Base Complex. The traps are monitored daily to give Vector Control an idea of w More
Sgt. 1st Class J.R. Williams (left), of Pulaski, N.Y., Multi-National Division - Center broadcast operations non-commissioned officer, and other service members run the 10-kilometer Peachtree Shadow Race on Cam More
With over 16 years of service as an aircraft mechanic supervisor, Sgt. 1st Class Dana Metivier of Milton, Vt., knows exactly what is expected when it comes time for inventories as Capt. Jeremiah O'Connor, from More
With the month of November's Native American history month coming to an end, Soldiers were treated to a very inspirational ceremony given by a Native American Dance Group held at Victory stage. With tributes, s More
Sgt. Jeffery Kennedy, a per-WLC course instructor with 1st Maintenance Company, 373rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Winchester, T More
Staff Sgt. Kerry Ferdinand, a Columbia, Md., native and the 169th Seaport Operations Company, 373rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) daysh More
Sgt. Jones, a truck commander with the 512th Quartermaster Company, 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Boston, Mass., native, st More
Service members and contractors walk to Saddam Hussein’s Victory over America palace Sept. 11 to fly American flags in remembrance of those who died in the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil nine years ago.
Staff Sgt. Geronte Hooks, with the 540th Quartermaster Company, 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), gives instructions to the material More
Special Agent Brad Wilson from the Office of Special Investigations fires his M-4 rifle during a proficiency training day at the ranges on the Victory Base Complex, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Nov. 6, 2010.
Capt. Jeremy Brandenburg (left), executive officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Fort Washington, Pa., More
1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div. Command Sgt. Major Edd Watson grabs a piece of chicken to put on a plate as he serves soldiers their Thanksgiving Day meals on Forward Operating Base Hammer Nov. 25.
A member of the Iraqi Federal Police listens to a briefing from U.S. Army Capt. Julian Moore, United States Forces-Iraq Combined Joint Task Force Troy's Advise, Train and Assist Division officer-in-charge, Dec. More
Col. Guy Thomas (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Woodall (right), of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard, uncase the 116th CBCT colors Dec. 3 signifying the beginning of their mi More
Retired Sgt. Alexander Reyes, a Miami native, sheds tears after being surprised by his brother, Spc. Euri Reyes, who works front gate security at the Joint Balad Container Repair Yard with the 289th Quartermast More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Snow, United States Forces-Iraq Combined Joint Task Force Troy's Combined Explosive Exploitation Cell Triage Laboratory non-commissioned officer in charge, looks closely at an un More
A Military Police T-wall display at West Liberty on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad.
(Left to right) Staff Sgt. Kimberly Stevenson, chief of military pay for the 1153rd Financial Management Detachment, and a St. Augustine, Fla., native, and Sgt. Sandra Salazar, chief of military pay for the 52 More
Anthony Weathers shows soldiers the brake chamber on the axle of an MRAP during their familiarization training on Camp Victory, Jan 5.
Service members take off as the horn sounds to mark the start of the Disney Half Marathon on Victory Base Complex, Jan. 8. More than 500 participants joined the race that started simultaneously with the Disney More
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, left, meets Spc. Matthew Hoefling a Post Falls, Idaho native, with B Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade, at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesda More
An outdoor swimming pool is one of the many amenities open to service members during their stay at Freedom Rest on Camp Victory. Guests are accommodated at the three story guest hotel, which also offers many en More
Maj. William Mott and Maj. Luis Cruz, both stability transition team members from 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, discuss an article on Iraqi current events during Stability Academy trainin More
Senior Airman Brenton Roubo and Airman 1st Class Dahvid Schloss, computer systems operators with the 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, relax and enjoy the comedy show entertainment at Sather Theater More
A soldier walks out of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Post Exchange after purchasing personal items. PX/BX services have been available to service members on Victory Base Complex since 2003. Essential More
Service members laugh as they play with the children during an Iraqi Boy and Girl scout event on Victory Base Complex. The Victory Base council Iraqi scouting program, also known as Kashafa, affords service mem More
Spc. Brandon Waltemath, a military policeman with the 192nd MP Det. from Nebraska City, Neb., uses a radar speed gun to ensure vehicles are following the appropriate speed limit signs when driving on the road.
Spc. Kara Bailey, the admin clerk for Company F, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) says she never regretted her decision to deploy to Iraq.
The entire class poses for a group photo during the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, on March 18.
The 25th Infantry Division jazz band performed for the Women’s History Month observance ceremony as part of their tribute to the women in the military.
Robert Bob, a circuit action specialist with Five Rivers Company and Lee Phillips, a systems integrator with Intecon, perform one of their spokenword poems during a "Poetry Lounge" session on Camp Liberty, Iraq More
Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen speaks with junior enlisted service members during a conference on Camp Liberty, March 29. Allen hosted this conference to provide updates on the mission, address concerns and More
Senior Airman Yevgeniy Shatrovskiy, engineering assistant in the 467 expeditionary prime base emergency engineer force squadron, United States Forces-Iraq, lounges as he watches a movie at the Victory Base Comp More
Upon arriving at the Al Faw Palace, Honorable Robert M. Gates, U.S. secretary of defense, heads to an office call with Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general of United States Forces - Iraq.
Senior Airman Sam Kearney, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, prepares to scan an incoming mail truck for chemical and radiological contamination before distribution at the Victory B More
Retired Marine Cpl. Isaiah Schaffer fires a fully automatic MP-5 sub-machine gun at a range on Victory Base Complex during Operation Proper Exit, April 28.
Toby Keith completes his last USO tour with a concert for the troops on Camp Liberty Iraq, April 29, 2011. This is the ninth time Toby Keith has toured Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
Retired Army 1st Lt. Ed Salau holds his prostetic leg in the air and sings during a Toby Keith concert on Camp Liberty, April 25. The warriors participated in Operation Proper Exit IX, which assists wounded tro More
Saddam Hussein’s Al-Faw Place, now the headquarters for USF-I (United States Forces – Iraq) located on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, May 4.
U.S. service members and civilians took part in a “24 hours in Baghdad” run on Camp Victory, Iraq, May 21. The shadow run involved running one mile every hour on the hour, which totaled up to 24 miles. The mone More
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, director of strategic effects and communications, United States Forces - Iraq trains service members on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Tier 3 training. Service members are required to p More
Pfc. Jake Wagner, a combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, 950th Engineer Company, looks at a monitor to control the main gun and turret during a route clearance patrol. Wagner is a member of a three-man team which More
An Iraqi air force airmen speaks at a mock press conference June 15, 2011, at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq. The press conference was the last lesson in a six-month training course taught by U.S. Air Force Publ More
Second Lt. Brian Quinn of the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) captures part of a T-wall outside of the Combat Camera Headquarters on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2011. This T-wall was pain More
Retired Sgt. Saul Martinez walks to the live fire range with a modified M-4 carbine during Operation Proper Exit X, Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq, June 29. Operation Proper Exit is a program to assist wou More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, U.S. Army Col. Justin Hirniak, and Col. Matthew Riordan, Defense Contract Management Agency stand for an invocation during a change of command ceremony at Camp Victory, Iraq, More
First Sgt. Britt Cogan, of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion at Camp Cropper manned the computer desk as his wife Rashell took the stage first More
Spc. Angie Schaefer, a petroleum supply specialist serving with Company A, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, accepts a flag of the United States of Americ More
Pvt. Marlyne Delice, a food service worker for the 77th Sustainment Brigade and a native of Port au Prince, Haiti, smiles as she receives a flag and certificate awarding her citizenship during a naturalization More
Brig. Gen. Russ Handy, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq commander, and Air Component Coordination Element-Iraq director, left, passes the guide-on to the incoming, 467th Air Expeditionary Group c More
Military and civilians members have painted a number of T-walls on Victory Base Complex, Iraq. This photo was taken July 6, 2011. All of the artwork was completed during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation New More
Military and civilians members have painted a number of T-walls on Camp Liberty, Iraq. This photo was taken July 7, 2011. All of the artwork was completed during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation New Dawn. ( More
Lesson: First Sgt. Patrick Thomas, senior enlisted advisor of Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, teaches his son, Pfc. Tyler Thomas, a quick lesson More
First Sergeant Patrick Thomas (right), senior enlisted advisor of Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, teaches his son, Pfc. Tyler Thomas, a quick le More
U.S. Army Sgt. Emanuel C. King, United States Central Command, United States Forces-Iraq, Task Force Dragon, and Eduardo Calvo, a TEREX Reach Stacker operator, remove both of the Combat Camera containers from t More
Eduardo Calvo, a TEREX Reach Stacker operator, leads a small convoy of flat bed trucks to four containers belonging to Department of Homeland Security on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. The containers More
Lt. Col. Raymond Watts, a liaison officer for the California Army National Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, points out some of the sights that can be seen from atop the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad.
Employees of the Defense Contract Management Agency remove 18 units that where previously used to house civilian contractors on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 18. These units are being removed as par More
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Signal Company conduct physical readiness training while deployed to Victory Base Complex, Iraq. The 25th Inf. Div. HHBN mandated More
U.S. Army soldiers from the United States Forces - Iraq J2 shop clean their vehicles and equipment at Al-Faw Palace on Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2011. The soldiers are preparing this equi More
Second Lt. Brian Quinn of the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) captures scenic views on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2011. Quinn is in Iraq as the officer in charge of the Combat Camera te More
Capt. Michael Fielder, Victory Base Complex veterinarian, 248th Medical Detachment, draws blood from Mandy, a 3-year-old military working dog. Mandy's partner, Sgt. Michael Bending, 34th Military Police Detachm More
Third Day performs a concert for troops at the Liberty Field House on Jan. 19. The christian rock band was the first of it's genre to tour Iraq. The band played at two other bases before wrapping up their tour More
Spc. Derric Brown, native of Victorville, Calif., and member of the Forward Area Support Team, assigned to Company A, 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Di More
A Sudanese refugee at 16, his father dead in a civil war, Titus Abure came to the United States alone at 25 years old. He enlisted in the National Guard at 38 to give something back and, at 41, he is serving as More
President of the United States, George W. Bush, talks with Gen. Ray Odierno, commanding general, Multi-National Force - Iraq and Ambassador Ryan Crocker after his arrival at Baghdad International Airport, Victo More
Lt. Col. Don Phillips, team chief, Rapid Equipping Force, helps a young Iraqi boy run home during a kick ball game at a special holiday-themed Victory Base Council scouting event on Victory Base Complex Dec. 20 More
Deliveries sit in the Central Receiving and Shipping Point at Victory Base Complex.
Two soldiers walk up a staircase in Saddam Hussein’s Victory over America palace Sept. 11 at Victory Base Complex, Iraq. The palace was opened for people to fly American flags in remembrance of those who died on 9/11.
Spc. John Franklin, a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist for the 540th Quartermaster Company, 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditio More
Capt. Dhyan Tarver, the air defense and air space cell management planner for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a More
Senior leaders with 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div., stand behind the serving line, taking their turn to feed soldiers during the Thanksgiving Day feast on Forward Operating Base Hammer Nov. 25.
Lt. Col. Todd Edgar (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. William Coggins (right) of 2nd Squadron, 116th Armored Reconnaissance, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard, uncase the squadron’s colors More
Retired Sgt. Alexander Reyes, a native of Miami, and his brother, Spc. Euri Reyes, who works front gate security at the Joint Balad Container Repair Yard with the 289th Quartermaster Company, 13th Combat Sustai More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eliot Mendoza, United States Forces-Iraq Combined Joint Task Force Troy's Combined Explosive Exploitation Cell Triage Laboratory technician, shows an x-ray photograph of an improvised explosive d More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Snow, United States Forces-Iraq Combined Joint Task Force Troy's Combined Explosive Exploitation Cell Triage Laboratory non-commissioned officer in charge, holds a blasting cap b More
Pfc. Troy Edenfield, cashier with the 1153rd Financial Management Detachment, 24th Financial Management Company, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a St. Augustine, Fla., na More
Sgt. Tanya Moller smiles as she runs the 13.1 mile course. Moller was the first female to finish the race.
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, answers a question from Spc. Joel Eggert, of Moscow, Idaho, with B Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade, at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, More
Comic Olivia Arrington, one of three comedians on the 2011 Lone Wolf Entertainment Comedy Tour, entertains service members at Sather Theater on Sather Air Base, Iraq.
Service members wait for their food in front of a mobile Subway concession. Concession stands are scheduled to close on Mar. 31.
Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs non-commissioned officer in charge, teaches a basic qualification course in U.S. Air Force Public Affairs to a group of Iraqi air force airme More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Smock (left) and Sgt. Jaquin Harrison work through a role-playing exercise during the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, on March 18.
HESCO barriers at Camp Victory.
Honorable Robert M. Gates, U.S. secretary of defense, speaks with service members from U.S. Division-Central headquarters during a meet-and-greet and question-and-answer session on Camp Liberty, April 7.
Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Senters, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management superintendent, and Senior Airman Sam Kearney 447th ECES emergency manager, ensure their equipment is working More
The wounded warriors step into Iraq, April 25, for the first time since they were injured. The warriors participated in Operation Proper Exit IX, which assists wounded troops in getting the closure they need to More
Retired Marine Cpl. Donny Daughenbaugh fires an AK-47 assault rifle at a live-fire range with the Iraqi Special Operation Forces team on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, April 28.
(Left to right) Spc. Andrew Goodall, Spc. Ryan Stevens and Spc. Andrew Gaspar pose for a picture prior to starting their tour of some of the historic sites on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, May 4.
Second Lt. Brian Quinn of the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) captures scenic views from the balcony of Al Faw Palace on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2011. Quinn is in Iraq as the officer More
Retired Sgt. Kurtis fires a Mossberg 500 at a live fire range during Operation Proper Exit X, Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq, June 29. Operation Proper Exit is a program to assist wounded service members i More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, U.S. Army Col. Justin Hirniak, and Col. Matthew Riordan, Defense Contract Management Agency are facing the flags during a change of command ceremony at Camp Victory, Iraq, Ju More
Sgt. Thomas L. Rincon, of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion at Camp Cropper, takes a front row seat in anticipation of seeing his wife in a fa More